Plant Metallurgist

About the Role

As a Plant Metallurgist at BHP Prominent Hill, you will be working closely with Operations, Functional, and technical teams to drive value through providing day-to-day technical support for the ongoing optimization of the plant, metallurgical accounting, and performance. You will also be responsible for identifying and managing improvement initiatives.

This role is based at Prominent Hill on an 8 days on / 6 days off roster basis, FIFO from Adelaide.

In this role, you will:

• Ensure personal commitment to safety and comply with all safety standards and procedures.
• Contribute to and be accountable for day-to-day metallurgical performance, including monitoring plant operations, troubleshooting, and implementing corrective actions as necessary.
• Provide technical support to the process plant team to facilitate the achievement of site targets.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve plant performance, efficiency, and recovery.
• Develop and maintain procedures and processes to support metallurgy troubleshooting.
• Manage concentrate QAQC, parcel requirements, and site concentrate stocks to meet customer specifications and timelines.
• Maintain key metallurgical instruments, including OSA and PSI, to enable continuous monitoring of plant performance.
• Coordinate and conduct metallurgy surveys, test work, data analysis, and reporting.
• Accurately and timely metallurgical accounting and reporting, including daily, weekly, and monthly production reports.
• Provide metallurgical inputs into budgets and forecasts.
• Coordinate reagent selection and stock management with Supply and Contracts Departments.

About You

• Degree qualified in Metallurgy, Chemical, or Process Engineering.
• Background in the minerals processing industry as a Metallurgist.
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of comminution, flotation, and dewatering circuits.
• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a highly effective team to apply initiatives and develop solutions and recommendations for the project/operation.
• Proven ability to interpret, analyze, and make improvements with a focus on process optimization.
• Proven understanding of diagnostic and metallurgical test work.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills, coupled with excellent attention to detail.
• Strongly developed interpersonal skills with a strong ability to build productive relationships.
• Highly developed problem-solving, analytical, technical, and planning skills.
• Demonstrated experience in fostering a strong safety culture based on open and transparent communication with all stakeholders.
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft suite, in particular Excel, including PI (or Historian equivalent), and understanding of complex spreadsheets.

How to Apply

Please apply before the specified deadline.